Archiving a project
By archiving a project, you can remove it from Jira, and preserve the data it contains in case you need it later. It’s good practice to archive inactive or completed projects, so they don’t clutter your Jira instance. Fewer projects may also mean better performance.
Project archiving is available for Jira Software Data Center and Jira Service Desk Data Center. To archive projects in Jira Server, see this kb article.
Before you begin
- You must have the Jira Administrator or Jira System Administrator global permission to archive or restore projects.
- You don't have to prepare a project in any way before archiving it. You can archive any project, and restore it later, if needed.
Archiving a project
To archive a project:
- Go to > Projects.
Find the project you want to archive, and select > Archive.
The project will be immediately hidden from view and moved to the Archived projects page.
Re-index Jira to remove the project's data from the index. You can do it after archiving multiple projects or whenever you see fit. Re-indexing is needed to get the full performance benefits.
What happens to a project after you archive it?
Here's a few things you should know about:
Restoring and re-indexing a project
All the project data remains in the database, so you can restore it whenever it's needed again.
To restore a project:
Go to > Projects > Archived projects. This page shows all projects that have been archived.
Choose the project you want to restore, and select > Restore.
The project will be restored to its original state, and brought back to the list of projects and project pickers.
Re-index the project, so its issues appear again in search results.
Open the project you just restored.
Go to Project settings > Re-index project.
Click Start project re-index.